By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved a wage agreement with its union employees Monday, approving a raise in exchange for additional contribution to health care costs....

By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Thanks to action on Tuesday evening by the Wakefield Planning Commission, some city property owners soon may have an opportunity to buy city land that is within — or adjacent to — their own...

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic County has completed all the steps to receive funding for a retirement fund shortfall with the former Western Upper Peninsula Manpower Consortium, according to reports at the...

By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — Residents of the city of Bessemer will be asked to complete an in-depth survey in the next couple of months. The survey asks questions as to where and what the city should accomplish in the...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation issued its first quarterly transportation aid payment of the year earlier this month, with municipalities around Wisconsin receiving a combined $126 million — including more than $470,000...

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Air passengers reporting not being allowed to fly with their skis were a topic of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport meeting on Monday. Airport board chair Joe Bonovetz said he has received...

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution to amend its 2020 budget due to unanticipated revenues and expenditures incurred by the city related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The...

By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — The city of Montreal now has a replacement for city clerk Sue Lesky when she retires this spring after the Montreal Common Council voted to offer the job to office assistant Lori... Full story

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood received high marks on its annual budget audit, according to remarks from the auditing firm during a work session prior to the regular meeting of the Ironwood City...

By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — An additional half-mile loop has been added to the ski and snowshoe trails in the Miners Memorial Heritage Park. Friends of the MMHP started working on the new loop on Nov. 15, according to...

By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A utility terrain vehicle crash in Iron County Friday night killed one woman and had a man sent to the hospital, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office announced the next day. Iron County... Full story

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected]  IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Planning Commission is preparing for a busy year — much of which will be reviving conditional use permits for commercial marijuana license applications. The first order of...

By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD Township — A six-year-old dream of establishing a hotel and casino complex at the top of Indianhead Mountain in Wakefield Township is inching closer to reality as plans are now in the works to const... Full story

By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer city council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday to discuss the city’s master plan. “We’re just in the early stages, but the master plan is the guiding plan for...

By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Politicians around the region are reacting to the violence in Washington D.C. Wednesday as a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to delay the Congressional certification... Full story

By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Police Department is embarking on a project to update its policies and procedures, according to reports at the city of Hurley Police, Fire and License Committee meeting on...

By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP -- The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees passed the township’s general fund budget at a special meeting last week but opted against approving raises for the three elected officials... Full story